COMICS: Mark Waid and Fiona Staples To Relaunch ARCHIE In 2015

COMICS: Mark Waid and Fiona Staples To Relaunch ARCHIE In 2015

Though Archie Comics have been mixing things up lately, the Riverdale gang are in for even more changes, with a brand new creative team of Waid (Daredevil) and Staples (Saga) just announced to come aboard in the new year. Hit the jump for more details and promo art.

By staypuffed - Dec 14, 2014 07:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Comics
Source: The New York Times

Archie is one of the most recognisable and long-standing icons in comics, but the character and his world have been getting a shake-up as of late. The gang are battling a zombie apocalypse in Afterlife With ArchieGirls creator Lena Dunham is set to pen a four-part story, and now the long-running Archie title will be getting a relaunch with a brand new creative team. Writer Mark Waid and artist Fiona Staples will introduce a new look and feel with Archie #1, set to arrive in 2015. The new take is to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the character (he first debuted in Pep Comics #22 in December 1941), with Waid wanting to restore Archie's relevance and contemporary attitudes. "Over the years, some of the sharp edges have been sanded off," he told the New York Times. "They are kids, and they should act as kids." Reactions from current readers are generally positive, but what do you guys think? And if you've never read an Archie comic before, does this pique your interest? Sound off below.


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